Carrier carton



Dec. 24, 1968 R. v. JOHNSON 3,417,910

CARRIER CARTON Filed June 7, 1967 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR Ram/11.0 L JOHNSON FPO. 3 BY ATTORNEY R. V. JOHNSON CARRIER CARTON Dec. 24, 1968 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 7, 1967 RONALD 1/ Jam/sou BY L Emma? I Q'ITORNEY United States Patent 3,417,910 CARRIER CARTON Ronald V. Johnson, South Bloomington, Minn., assignor to Hoerner-Waldorf Corporation, St. Paul, Minn., a corporation of Delaware Filed June 7, 1967, Ser. No. 644,259 6 Claims. (Cl. 22919) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A carrier carton including an inner portion and an open topped outer portion telescoped together. The outer portion includes a pair of opposed hook-shaped projections near the upper end thereof. A flexible handle is anchored to the inner portion and extends beneath the hookedshaped projections on opposite sides of the outer portion to hold the two portions assembled.

This invention relates to an improvement in carrier carton and deals particularly with a telescope type carton having a handle by means of which it may be easily carried.

Products such as shoes and the like are usually packaged in two part cartons, one part comprising an open topped tray, and the other part comprising a lid which includes a top cover panel and depending marginal flanges which telescope over the upper portions of the side walls of the tray. The advantage of this arrangement lies in the fact that the carton may be readily stacked on shelves so that one end of each carton is visible. The type of shoe and the shoe size is usually marked on the visible carton end. The shoe clerk removes a selected carton, removes the lid therefrom and telescopes it onto the bottom of the carton, leaving the top open. The cartons usually remain open until the customer has made a selection, after which time the clerk reassembles the cartons and returns them to their proper location.

While conventional cartons have been used successfully for a great number of years, one company decided to depart from the usual arrangement for its golf shoes. Golf shoes are usually more expensive than conventional shoes, and are only used when actually playing the game. As a result, many golfers carry their shoes to and from the golf course. Accordingly, a carton in which the shoes could conveniently be carried seemed a logical departure from the usual practice.

A feature of the present invention resides in the provision of a carton or container of the type described which preferably includes an inside container portion preferably made of E flute corrugated board, and an outer shell which may be made of carton stock and which may be printed to provide a very attractive exterior surface. The two container parts are telescoped together, the outer container part having an open upper end. When the carton is to be carried, a flexible carrier strap is anchored in opposite walls of the inner container, and the outer container is provided with a pair of hook-shaped projections which engage inwardly of the sides of the strap, thus holding the two parts of the container together. The inner container is provided with a reclosable top panel through which the shoes may be inserted or removed.

These and other objects and novel features of the present invention will be more clearly and fully set forth in the following specification and claims.

In the drawings forming a part of the specification,

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the carton in closed condition thereof.

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view showing the carton in open position to display the contents thereof.

3,417,910 Patented Dec. 24, 1968 ICC FIGURE 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view on the line 3-3 of FIGURE 1, the thickness of the corrugated paperboard and the paperboard being greatly exaggerated.

FIGURE 4 is a bottom end view of the outer container.

FIGURE 5 is a cross sectional view through the outer container, the position of the section being indicated by the line 5-5 of FIGURE. 2.

FIGURE 6 is a diagrammatic view of the blank from which the outer portion of the container is formed.

FIGURE 7 is a diagrammatic view of the blank from which the inner portion of the container is formed.

The outside carton portion is indicated in general by the letter A and includes a side wall 10, a front wall 11, a second side wall 12, and a back or rear panel 13, the panels being connected along parallel fold lines 14, 15, and 16. A glue flap 17 is hinged to the end edge of the blank along the fold line 19 which is normally adhered in overlapping relation to the side wall 10 to form a tubular carton.

The bottom of the carton is preferably of the type which folds into closing position automatically when the walls of the carton are squared up. Closure flaps 20, 21, 22 and 23 are hingedly connected to the lower ends of the wall panels 10, 11, 12, and 13 along a common fold line 24. Corner portions 25 and 26 of generally triangular form are formed in the front and rear panel closure flaps 21 and 23 along diagonal lines of folds 27 and 29 which eminate from the intersection of the fold line 24 with the fold lines 14 and 16 respectively. The triangular flap portions 25 and 26 are folded along their fold lines 27 and 29 through substantially and while in this position these flap portions 25 and 26 are adhered to the side wall closure flaps 20 and 22 respectively. This adherence takes place after all of the closure flaps 20, 21, 22 and 23 have been folded inwardly through 180 in the conventional manner for folding such a type of bottom closure.

As indicated, the front panel 11 is only about half the height of the rear wall 13 and generally U-shaped notches 30 and 31 are provided in the side walls 10 and 12 adjoining the front wall 11. The notches 30 and 31 terminate short of the upper edges of the side walls 10 and 12 so as to provide forwardly extending hook-shaped projections 32 and 33 at the upper ends of the side walls 10 and 12. The projections 32 and 33 are preferably rounded to enhance the appearance of the structure, and to prevent the corners of the projections from becoming bent and torn. The rear wall 13 is preferably shallowly notched as indicated at 34 to accommodate a persons fingers when removing the inner carton portion.

The inner carton portion is indicated in general by the letter B, and is shown in FIGURE 7. The carton includes a front wall 35, a side wall 36, a rear wall 37 and a second side wall 39. It will be noted that the top wall 35 is preferably only a portion of the height of the remaining panels, the front panel being somewhat less than onehalf the height of the remaining panels and serving to provide a display aperture as indicated in FIGURE 2 of the drawings when the container is partially opened. As will be seen from FIGURES 1 and 2, the front walls of the container portions form the tops of the container when the container is laid flat, the full rear panels of the container portions forming the bottom when in this position. The panels 35, 36, 37 and 39 are foldably connected along parallel fold lines 40, 41, and 42. A glue flap 43 is hinged to the side wall 39 along a fold line 44, this fold line being substantially equal in length to the height of the front wall 35, and being normally adhered in face contact therewith.

The container portion B includes a tuck opening at its upper end to facilitate the insertion and removal of the contents. A pair of opposed flaps 45 and 46 are hinged along a fold line 47 to the upper edges of the side walls 36 and 39, and a cover flap 49 is hinged to the upper edge of the front wall 35 along a continuation of the fold line 47. A tuck flap 50 is hinged to the end of the closure flap 49 along a fold line 51 parallel to the fold line 47. When the outer portion of the carton is closed, the tuck flap 50 is folded between the inwardly folded side flaps 45 and 46 and the rear wall 37 of the container portion.

The lower end of the container portion B includes a partial closure which serves to reinforce the closed end of the outer container A. A bottom wall flap 52 is hinged to the lower end of the rear panel 37 along a fold line 53, and a bottom wall liner panel 54 is hingedly connected to the end of the flap 52 along double fold lines 55. Corner flaps 56 and 57 are foldably connected to the lower ends of the side walls 36 and 39 along continuations of the fold line 53. The width of the corner flaps 56 and 57 is slightly less than the distance between the fold lines 53 and 55.

To close the lower end of the container portion B, the flaps 56 and 57 are folded inwardly into a common plane, and the flap 52 is folded beneath the inwardly folded flaps 56 and 57. The bottom liner flap 54 is then folded through substantially 360 inwardly of the flaps 56 and 57, and a short tongue 59 on the end of the liner flap 54 is tucked into a slot 60 in the rear panel 37 adjoining the fold line 53. If desired, the bottom flaps 52 could be equal in width to the side walls 36 and 39. However, the narrower structure illustrated serves to support the heels of the shoes and the flap width has been cut down for the sake of economy.

A pair of apertures 61 and 62 are provided near their upper ends of the side walls 36 and 39, being spaced from the fold lines 47 at the top of the container portion a distance substantially equal to the height of the hookshaped projections 32 and 33. A flexible handle 63 is attached to the inner container portion B by inserting the ends of the handle inwardly through the apertures 61 and 62, and knotting the handle ends inwardly of the walls as indicated at 64. As indicated in FIGURE 1 of the drawings, the handle 63 is normally positioned below and outwardly of the hook-shaped projections 32 and 33 so that the handle keeps the two parts of the container assembled. However, if the two parts are to he slid open to the display position indicated in FIGURE 2 of the drawings, the handle strap 63 is merely guided over the ends of the hook like projections so that the two parts of the container may be partially or entirely detached.

With this arrangement, the shoes may be inspected while the container is in the display position, and may be removed either through the open top of the container or through the top closure panel 49. The inner container is preferably formed of thin corrugated paperboard, such as is known to the trade as E flute corrugated board which forms a strong carrier container which may be used over a considerable period of time. The outer portion of the container may, if desired, be regular corrugated paperboard having a surface which may be readily printed in many colors to provide a very good surface for display.

It will be understood that in lieu of knotting as indicated at 64, any convenient means of enlarging the handle ends to prevent their pulling through the apertures 61 and 62 may be employed.

In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the principles of construction and operation of my carrier; and while I have endeavored to set forth the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that obvious changes may be made within the following claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A carrier carton including,

an inner portion and an open topped outer portion in telescoping relation,

said inner portion including rectangularly arranged wall panels secured in tubular relation,

said outer portion also including rectangularly arranged wall panels slidably encircling the walls of said inner portion,

two opposed wall panels of said outer portion being notched in spaced relation from the open top thereof to provide a pair of opposed hook-shaped projections at the upper ends of said two opposed wall panels and a flexible carrying handle secured to the wall panels of said inner portion which are in face contact with said two opposed wall panels of said outer portion,

said handle extending through said notches to lie outwardly of said hook-shaped projections and being looped over said inner and outer portions to provide a carrying handle. 2. The structure of claim 1 and in which said outer portion includes a bottom closure.

3. The structure of claim 2 and in which said inner portion includes a reinforcing bottom portion.

4. The structure of claim 1 and in which the wall panel between said notched edges of said two opposed panels is cut away from the top to the lower edges of said notches.

5. The structure of claim 4 and in which the wall panel of said inner portion which lies inwardly of said wall panel between said notched edges is cut away from the lower end of said inner portion to a point adjacent to the bases of said notches to provide an inspection opening when said portions are partially slid apart.

6. The structure of claim 1 and in which said inner portion includes a top closure.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 698,117 4/1902 Jordan 229-19 944,063 12/1909 Warren 229-19 DONALD F. NORTON, Primary Examiner.

U.S. Cl. XR. 

